All - by background I am a Seiko fan. I have several mostly on the diver end of the spectrum, - Black Monster, White Sami and an Orange Sumo. I have toyed with buying a Marine Master 300 (SBDX001) for years but have not pulled the trigger due to fearing it maybe too large for my girly 6.75 wrists. Not sure how much larger it is compared to the other divers noted but that is a topic for another thread. However I also have a Seiko Diashock with a 6R15 hacking movement. A great watch too.

I am looking at the Grand Seiko now. I have admired these from a far for a while also. In particular the SBGR073 as I don't have a blue faced watch in my collection. It shares the 9S65 35J movement of many of the other Grand Seikos.

So I will am soliciting feedback as to the following for those of you that currently own or have owned a automatic GS:

1. How many of you who have a GS consider it on par in quality with some Swiss brands. By background I have had Omega Aqua Terra, and currently have several Rolex's as well as JLC.

2. For those that have had a GS and flipped it why did you sell it? Not sure how many that have sold their GS would be reading the Seiko forum so I may not be able to capture that here. Maybe I should cross post in the Public forum.

3. Daily wear - how robust are they to daily activity. While I know they are not divers do I need to worry about them doing moderate outdoor activity such as fishing, gardening or going to the gun range? I have no problem with my Rolex's for this type of stuff but would not wear my JLC or ALS. Are the bracelets scratch magnets?